CyberCrime

Crypto Exchange Bizlato ‘Laundered 1bn Euros’ In Crime Funds

Europol says little-known crypto exchange Bizlato laundered some 1 billion euros in crime-linked funds, after arrests of executive team

1 year ago

Hackers Access Thousands Of PayPal Accounts

PayPal says hackers accessed nearly 35,000 accounts in early December using valid passwords obtained from breaches of other websites

1 year ago

T-Mobile Confirms Hacker Stole Data Of 37 Million Customers

Not again. American mobile operator T-Mobile confirms customer data for 37 million users compromised by hacker

1 year ago

FTX Claims $415m Crypto Was Hacked

FTX has now identified roughly $5.5 billion worth of digital assets for recovery, but said $415m has been hacked

1 year ago

Twitter Says No Evidence Data Leak Originated From Its Servers

Data on 200 million Twitter users posted online by hacker did not come from a Twitter vulnerability, platform insists

1 year ago

Royal Mail Admits Disruption From ‘Cyber Incident’

UK's Royal Mail warns it is “temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations”, after confirmation of 'cyber incident'

1 year ago

Hacker Posts Twitter Emails Of 200 Million Users Online

Researcher claims hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted the data on hacking…

1 year ago

Twitter Faces Probe After Data On 400m Users Offered For Sale

Ireland data commission to investigate after hacker offers information from 400 million Twitter accounts for sale

1 year ago

Biometric Devices Sold On eBay Contained US Military Data

Sensitive US military data has been found on the memory cards within biometric devices sold on eBay, researchers find

1 year ago

LastPass Admits Hackers Obtained Customer Password Vaults

Password manager's update on its August breach confirms customer password vault was stolen, as security experts slate the firm

1 year ago

Cyber-Attacks Set To Become ‘Uninsurable’, Warns Insurance Boss

Chief executive of Zurich Insurance warns that cyber-attacks, rather than natural disasters, will quickly become “uninsurable”

1 year ago

Guardian Newspaper Suffers Ransomware Attack

British newspaper, the Guardian, reveals that it has suffered a “serious IT incident” believed to be a ransomware attack

1 year ago

Telstra Apologises After Error Exposes Data Of 130,000 Customers

Not a malicious cyberattack. Telstra says sorry after database error results in names, addresses of unlisted customers being released

1 year ago

Antwerp City Services Down After Ransomware Attack

Online services at the city of Antwerp, Belgium knocked offline this week after ransomware attack on city's digital partner

1 year ago

Apple Ramps Up Security, Privacy Amid Ongoing Attacks

Apple confirms plans to tighten up cloud security, including locking down photos and notes stored on its iCloud service

1 year ago

Chinese Hackers Stole Covid Relief Benefits – US Secret Service

Tens of millions of dollars worth of US Covid relief benefits have allegedly been stolen by Chinese hacking team APT41

1 year ago

Stolen Twitter Data Leaked Online, Even Bigger Breach Revealed

Summer data breach at Twitter sees hackers publish stolen data, but even bigger data breach has since been uncovered

1 year ago

UK Bans China’s Hikvision CCTV At ‘Sensitive’ Locations

Hikvision denies it poses a national security threat after UK government bans Chinese CCTV at 'sensitive' locations

1 year ago

European Parliament Website Downed After Russia Declared Terrorism Sponsor

Pro-Kremlin hackers Killnet takes credit for downing European Parliament website, after Russia declared state sponsor of terrorism

1 year ago

FBI Joins Investigation Into Continental Cyberattack – Report

The US FBI has reportedly joined the investigation into a recent cyberattack on German car tyre giant Continental

1 year ago

MPs Warned Not To Take Mobile Phones Into ‘Sensitive Meetings’

Commons speaker warns MPs their phones are a “potential goldmine” for hostile states, after Liz Truss’s phone was reportedly hacked…

1 year ago

Australia Forms Cyber Task Force Amidst String Of Hacks

Australian government forms permanent cyber task force as hackers release data stolen from country's biggest medical insurer

1 year ago

Aussie Police Identify Russian Hackers Blackmailing Medibank

Australian police know identify of Russian criminals conducting blackmail of Australian medical records including abortions

2 years ago

US Seeks Forfeiture Of $1bn In Bitcoin Stolen From Silk Road

US law enforcement seeks forfeiture of more than $1bn in Bitcoin stolen from illegal marketplace Silk Road in 2012 hack

2 years ago

Ransomware Remains Top Cyber Threat To Businesses, Deep Instinct Finds

Cyber risks. New threat report from Deep Instinct identifies gang changes, new tactics, and new victims during 2022

2 years ago

US Treasury Fended Off Russian DDoS Attack – Report

Pro Russian hacker group was repelled when they carried out a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against US Treasury,…

2 years ago

Australian Defence Contractor Hit By Ransomware

Ransomware attack on defence communications platform ForceNet is latest high-profile cyber incident to hit Australian organisations

2 years ago

Hackers Breach Iranian Atomic Energy Network

Iranian hacking group, Black Reward, releases Iran nuclear documents in support of protesters in the country

2 years ago

Australia’s Top Health Insurer Hacked

Hacker steals customer data from Australia's leading health insurer Medibank Private, in latest data breach down under

2 years ago